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The Great Illusion

by Norman Angell

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1909
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Norman Angell set out to demolish a widely held belief of his age, that a great nation could enrich itself through military conquest. Writing on the eve of the First World War, he argued that the economies of industrial states had grown so interdependent that war among them could only destroy wealth on all sides, victor and vanquished alike. Credit, trade, and finance, he showed, do not follow the flag, and seizing territory yields no lasting profit. The book sold in huge numbers and gave rise to study circles and lecture tours across Europe. The catastrophe of 1914 seemed to mock its thesis, yet Angell had never promised that reason would prevail, only that war made no economic sense.

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Norman Angell

Sir Norman Angell (1872-1967) was a British journalist, lecturer, and politician who served briefly as a Labour member of Parliament. A tireless campaigner for internationalism and collective security, he was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1933, largely for the arguments set out in this book.

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First published
1909
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Pages
284
Language
English
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